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True or False: Strangers want to have a deep conversation with you

Courage for your conversations. The scoop on my episode with Hurry Slowly. 20 ways to say No.

The Importance of Giving a F*ck

How to navigate big differences in friendship. Why the apathetic path of “giving no f*cks” is a recipe for failure.

How to Give Gifts That Don’t Suck

Unpopular opinion: Most gifts suck and shouldn’t be given. Here’s how to give good gifts, and what to do if you get a crappy gift.

Invisibilia, Dunbar, and Community Inspiration

The scoop on my partnership with NPR to bring my “Here to Make Friends” to Invisibilia listeners. Plus a hangout with Robin Dunbar.

A Story about Remarkable Surprise Kindness

What happens when two luminaries that you deeply admire decide to tell the world what you’re doing?

How to Talk Someone Out of Bigotry

Friends don’t let friends harbor racism and hatred. Because, obviously.

Brain Snacks

Introverts dreading the end of quarantine. How to spawn a 6-year friend group. The lack of third places. National Parks of Emotion.

Microdosing and Neologisms

Obscurely accurate words to describe the weirdness of the moment, plus a calendar for recreating your social life.

Tasty Tunes, Friend-Making Hats, and Work Friends

Friendship mixtapes, experimental adventures in spontaneous friend-making, and professional community.

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